It was the first season that all four former WHA teams (Edmonton, Hartford, Quebec, Winnipeg) missed the playoffs since joining the NHL in 1979.
In 1987–88, his first season with the Flames, McCrimmon finished fourth in James Norris Memorial Trophy voting.
On June 24, the Whalers lost Terry Yake and Randy Ladouceur to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 1993 NHL expansion draft.
With the pick, the Whalers selected Chris Pronger from the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League.
Other players that the Whalers selected that played in the NHL include Marek Malik, Nolan Pratt, Manny Legace and Igor Chibirev.
On September 1, the Whalers announced that Brian Burke resigned from his position of general manager and president of the team as he joined the NHL front office as executive vice-president and director of hockey operations.